May 4, 2009 In Uncategorized

What A Character

The USA Network sent world-class photographers across America last summer to take pictures of people from every walk of life to create the Character Project. This project showcases the colorful and wonderful variety of people that make up the USA.

I cannot imagine a more thrilling, intriguing or humbling assignment for these photographers to be lucky enough to work on. I am completely and totally jealous. One of my favorite quotes from the videos of the photographers is from David Eustace; “Everybody does have a story. It’s not always a happy one- but everybody has a story.” 
How true that is.

There is currently a traveling exhibition of this work. The next showing is in San Francisco starting May 8th, with a few other locations to follow. Take off an afternoon and go check it out if you are in one of these cities. I sure would if I were anywhere close to it.
Bravo USA Network for putting together an amazing project and helping us to see who our neighbors are and what they do. 
Really makes you think about what’s beyond main street doesn’t it?
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May 3, 2009 In Uncategorized

You Know- Regular Stuff Like Cute Kids Singing, Lessons On How To Use A Cell Phone Or Baby Delivery…

We’ve all been on YouTube to watch things we hear about in the news or from friends. The post your own video site has really made some (and I say this lovingly) freaks and geeks world famous and been the topic of plenty of water cooler discussions. (Here’s a little clip that I find so hilarious I double over every time I watch it.) What’s not to love about this endless and free form of entertainment on the most random of things. You can pretty much search anything you could ever want to see. It’s fabulous.


Here’s a story from the NY Times yesterday about a guy with a pregnant wife and why YouTube proves to be quite the helpful tool to some. Yep, Marc Stephens from London was able to deliver his wife’s baby when she went into quick labor because he “Watched a couple of clips on YouTube.”
Um, yeah-that’s what I said.
Oh how times have changed. At this rate, 5 year olds will be getting Kindergarten lessons from their laptops over Cheerios at home instead of over the sand box at school and your brother will offer to “save you some cash” by pulling that pesky tooth out for you because he was “perusing around online last night and they really did say it wouldn’t hurt if you used some pliers. Who needs a dentist anyway? Come on sis, don’t be a chicken.”
Here’s to the invention of video. Go on with your bad-self Daddy Midwife!
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